Tag: melanie moore

"SYTYCD" Season 12 Recap: The Top Six Perform

So, I think I speak for everyone when I say it took me a solid five minutes to stop CRYING after I saw Jim and Megz cry during their elimination on last night’s episode of “So You Think You Can Dance.” I sent numerous #SOS texts to my fellow DS editors but they were too distraught to respond—so I was […]

Becoming Pan

Melanie Moore bursts onto the Finding Neverland stage with a gigantic center-split leap the moment the curtain rises. She’s dressed as Peter Pan—yet over the course of the two-and-a-half hour Broadway retelling of J.M. Barrie’s path to creating Peter Pan, Moore dons nine costumes, six pairs of shoes and four wigs. In fact, her backstage […]

You Can "Believe" in Finding Neverland on "GMA"

Today marked the last of Broadway Week on NBC’s “TODAY.” And while we were treated to performances from many shows on The Great White Way—including On the Town, Chicago and Something Rotten!—one giant, dance-filled production was missing: Finding Neverland. As luck would have it, rival show “Good Morning America” took care of that over on […]

The 2014 Tony Awards Highlights

In case you missed the best night on TV—a.k.a the live broadcast of the Tony Awards—Dance Spirit‘s got your back. Here’s a rundown of the show’s highlights, a couple of its more cringe-worthy moments, and some of our favorite (and least-favorite) red carpet outfits. Hugh Jackman with the cast of After Midnight (photo Sara Krulwich/The […]

"SYTYCD" is Going to Rock Tonight

Oh, “So You Think You Can Dance,” you always sneak up on me. How are we already down to the Top 6 dancers?! I’m not ready for it to end! But, I am ready for tonight’s show. Not only is my favorite Jesse Tyler Ferguson joining the judging panel tonight, but they’ve also got a […]

Behind the Scenes at “So You Think You Can Dance”

tWitch, Alison and Allison Holker When DS editor in chief Alison Feller and I traveled to L.A. for the “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 9 finale in September, we were beyond excited. Amazing dancing, the return of some of our favorite routines and the crowning of America’s Favorite Dancers? Best day ever! But […]

Recipe for "SYTYCD" Success

Sabra Johnson, who didn’t begin training until age 16, beat out former professional ballet dancer Danny Tidwell on Season 3 of “So You Think You Can Dance.”(Kelsey McNeal/FOX) Picture this: Two dancers are up for elimination on “So You Think You Can Dance.” One’s been training since age 3 and is technically stunning. The other […]